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Thursday, 31 October 2013

Towards Montpellier (ECCB-ICCB 2015) – report from Riga

One of the most important issue during the Europe Section
Board meeting in Riga, Latvia (25-27 October) was the upcoming joint European
and International Congress for Conservation Biology . The congress will be held
in Montpellier in 2015 and is expected to be a large gathering of both European
and international audience. Prominent French conservation professionals and
organizations are involved as local organizers and support the European and the
international conservation community of SCB to work towards a successful
conference.

The Board received the committees’ reports on the last few
month. As an invited participant,Maria
Trivinio de la Cal represented the Student Affairs Committee challenges and the
advancements on social media (link). The Membership Committee reported on the
current membership of 560 in the Section and discussed the promotion oflaunching national conservation biology
congresses wherever there are no such meetings yet. The grassland evidence collection
through the internet (link) proved the dedication of SCB membership to engage
in particular policy-relevant action. The Education Committee needs to get a
fresh start and a new chair is to be appointed.

As almost half of the members will be replaced in 2014
due to the upcoming elections, the Board willsignificantly change in the coming months. In the next meeting (2014 winter)
the renewed Board will visit Montpellier and the local organizing committeeto continue the work towards a successful I/ECCB2015.